It's time to recycle those old shoes again! We will be helping Rukundo International with their shoe drive for the next 3 weeks. We have 2 collection bins in town: One in front of Cafe 107 ~ Poolesville Athletic Club and another inside Franklin Press. Don't let your old shoes end up here! Decomposing organic shoe materials like leather and wood releases methane, a harmful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Recycle them for a good cause! We will…

Poolesville Green will be hosting the PACC Networking Breakfast and Doug Weisburger of the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program will be speaking. Learn how to become Montgomery County Green Business Certified. See the Poolesville Green Facebook page, Poolesville.Green or PACC website as needed.

2015 Maryland & DC Tour of Solar and Green Homes (Download the booklet HERE!) Thinking about solar! Visit area solar homes Oct 3 & 4 and talk to owners who have graciously opened their homes. Visit just the Poolesville Green participating home or make a weekend of visiting them all - it's up to you. Examples of ground mounted, roof mounted and even solar shingles. FREE tour guide download at http://mdgoesgreen.org/solar-tour/. Over 60 solar and green homes on tour for 2015.…

Tour Poolesville's Community Garden, 6 acre Town Solar Array & net-zero residential home before heading to Bassett's Restaurant for happy hour & to hear more about county and community initiatives. Look for Online registration (open to all) to be posted soon on the USGBC- National Capital Region website with additional links at PoolesvilleGreen's Facebook page and webpage. Information below copied from Community & Residential Solar Energy Event in Poolesville | USBGC-NCR Website: http://www.usgbcncr.org/event/poolesville-solar/ (check for the latest information). /wp-content/themes/usgbc/js/html5.js http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js//ws.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js// //…

Poolesville Green is bringing Covanta to meet with the community to learn about & discuss the Covanta Resource Recovery Facility in Dickerson MD. Find out the pros & cons of this method of dealing with our non-recyclable trash and the impacts we, as individuals, have on this method. Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/events/422899294567365/ Check for updates on this event at Poolesville.Green or the Poolesville Green Facebook page.

This is about neighbor to neighbor sharing ideas about what works and doesn't in living a sustainable lifestyle. Meet & talk with others interested in or having made the move to things like solar, electric cars, geothermal, home energy efficiency upgrades, conservation landscaping, backyard habitats and more. Each month there will be a primary topic to kick off the discussion. Free and open to all; bring your friends and neighbors!

Thanks to a new community solar law in Maryland, everybody can go solar! Community solar allows you to sign up for solar power for your home, business or organization without installing any equipment on your roof. It’s clean energy from a local project in your neighborhood. Join Poolesville Green and Neighborhood Sun to learn how you and your neighbors can join together to build a local clean energy solar project that will let you save money and help the environment!…

New laws and rules in Montgomery County. Solar Co-Ops - Learn how to use collective buying power for your rooftop solar. Free and open to all. Montgomery County Solar Co-Op Info Session What's is the Montgomery County Solar Co-Op and how does this work to get county homeowners a group rate pricing deal. All the answers at this Information Session. Bring your friends & neighbors. Let's have an informed conversation! Sign up on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/255568194819672/ Learn more about the County Co-op…

Yes, you can sign up now! WOW! 2015 was a great show! We are already looking forward to the 2016 parade and show! Once again, the Poolesville.Green will host us on Poolesville Day with the help of the great Town of Poolesville. 2016 will be bigger and better. We are working to include a lot of great give-a-ways for car registrants and visiting guests, more activities, speakers and fun. All car owners will also get a free T-shirt and goodies bag.…

Just days away! Electric Vehicles (EV) and Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) sign up now! Go to http://Poolesville.Green/NDEW Resister here now, and then join the Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoolesvilleNDEW/ Check out prior years events at Poolesville.Green: http://poolesville.green/category/drive-electric/ Stay current on coming Electric Vehicle posts and check out prior years' events and posts at: http://poolesville.green/category/drive-electric/